The Final Episode

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Fairy Floss goes all the way back to the 1890's, but since then the name has changed. You probably know it as Cotton Candy. But how did the fluffy spun sugar come to be and what does it have to do with a burrito. Also, the Great Cereal v Soup controversy continues a bit more. All in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutes...

8 Nov 202419min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. I have a lot of questions in my head. And for most of them, I don't know the answer. I end up in a heaping pile of cerebral mess trying to determine what is the right answer. Things like ketchup on eggs... right or wrong. Well I go through a few more and with the help of research, I have the answer... all in twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email...

25 Okt 202419min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Let's see... Brotherly Love, Lights, Eternal, Big Apple... but never, NEVER, and I mean never... Frisco. Find out how some cities got their nicknames. AND, the conclusion of the Case of the Missing Cat Food Bowl. All in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode ...

11 Okt 202420min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. True Crime Podcasts are major league popular right now. But Doug knows nothing about them. so with a little research he'll let you know how the True Crime genre came to be, and how the podcast medium changed the way people get their true crime fixes. And, he thinks he can put one together. All in just under 20 minutes this time. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to ...

27 Sep 202419min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. It's been three months or so since Dad Jokes IV and I figured why not now. After all, this is the 150th episode of Twenty Minutes You'll Never Get Back. So sit back, relax, fully expect to groan and shake your head as we go through another onslaught of terrible puns and jokes. Don't tell me you didn't laugh a time to two. All in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments,...

6 Sep 202420min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. That's Lucy and Ricky Ricardo's phone number. In Mayberry, Sheriff Andy would just pick up the phone and ask Sarah to connect him to someone. These days we all carry a phone book around with us. If someone's phone number isn't on our list, the internet can show it to us and all we have to do is tap it. Here's the sad story of the beloved phone book... all in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening...

23 Aug 202419min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. I have a lot of useless bits of information in my head. Some people call it trivia. I say it's taking up space in my head that could be used for other things, like remembering my phone number. So my friends, I've backed the trivia dump truck and unloaded it for all of you... in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com...

9 Aug 202421min

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. The episode starts with a bucket of humility then moves onto the true inventor of Monopoly. Here's a hint. It's Lizzie. And lastly, a whole bunch of facts and trivia about the game of Monopoly that you didn't think you needed to know. All in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay inf...

26 Juli 202419min